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  1. Is hospital patient care becoming safer? A conversation with Lucian Leape. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-patient-care-becoming-safer-conversation-lucian-leape
    November 02, 2014 - reflects on the success of the 100,000 Lives Campaign, Michigan’s efforts to eliminate central line infections

  2. Preventable adverse events in infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-adverse-events-infants-hospitalized-bronchiolitis
    April 11, 2011 - 2011 Effect of antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care-associated infections

  3. The faces of errors: a case-based approach to educating providers, policy makers, and the public about patient safety. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/faces-errors-case-based-approach-educating-providers-policy-makers-and-public-about-patient
    March 13, 2013 - September 9, 2015 Partnering to Heal: Teaming-Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections

  4. Incidence, nature and impact of error in surgery. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-nature-and-impact-error-surgery
    December 16, 2020 - June 23, 2021 Worldwide incidence of surgical site infections in general surgical patients

  5. Prioritizing threats to patient safety in rural primary care. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prioritizing-threats-patient-safety-rural-primary-care
    April 23, 2014 - Clinician distress and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections

  6. Effect of a comprehensive obstetric patient safety program on compensation payments and sentinel events. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-comprehensive-obstetric-patient-safety-program-compensation-payments-and-sentinel
    July 26, 2010 - January 5, 2017 Nursing and physician attire as possible source of nosocomial infections

  7. Quality and Patient Safety Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
    December 01, 2022 - Sign up: National Health Care Quality and Disparities Email updates AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections

  8. America's Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety: The Joint Commission's Annual Report 2017. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/americas-hospitals-improving-quality-and-safety-joint-commissions-annual-report-2017
    November 27, 2018 - November 27, 2018 Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: a Global

  9. Mitigating hazards through continuing design: the birth and evolution of a pediatric intensive care unit. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mitigating-hazards-through-continuing-design-birth-and-evolution-pediatric-intensive-care
    April 06, 2011 - Health care failure mode and effect analysis to reduce NICU line–associated bloodstream infections

  10. Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/universal-protocol-preventing-wrong-site-wrong-procedure-wrong-person-surgery
    May 30, 2012 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections

  11. Elimination of emergency department medication errors due to estimated weights. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/elimination-emergency-department-medication-errors-due-estimated-weights
    July 08, 2020 - Clinician distress and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections

  12. Professionalism lapses and adverse childhood experiences: reflections from the island of last resort. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/professionalism-lapses-and-adverse-childhood-experiences-reflections-island-last-resort
    October 14, 2015 - Development of patient safety measures to identify inappropriate diagnosis of common infections

  13. Aiming higher to enhance professionalism: beyond accreditation and certification. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aiming-higher-enhance-professionalism-beyond-accreditation-and-certification
    February 03, 2011 - Solutions Tool to improve hand hygiene compliance is associated with decreased health care–associated infections

  14. Complexity bias in the prevention of iatrogenic injury: why specific harms may inhibit performance. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complexity-bias-prevention-iatrogenic-injury-why-specific-harms-may-inhibit-performance
    September 23, 2020 - View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Policy Makers Nosocomial Infections

  15. Redesigning surgical decision making for high-risk patients. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/redesigning-surgical-decision-making-high-risk-patients
    July 20, 2016 - Increases in mortality, length of stay, and cost associated with hospital-acquired infections

  16. What is preventable harm in healthcare? A systematic review of definitions. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-preventable-harm-healthcare-systematic-review-definitions
    September 23, 2020 - November 3, 2015 Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national

  17. How surgical trainees handle catastrophic errors: a qualitative study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-surgical-trainees-handle-catastrophic-errors-qualitative-study
    March 19, 2019 - Development of patient safety measures to identify inappropriate diagnosis of common infections

  18. A learning health care system using computer-aided diagnosis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-health-care-system-using-computer-aided-diagnosis
    May 08, 2017 - March 23, 2011 Nursing and physician attire as possible source of nosocomial infections

  19. Statistical Brief #126

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb126.jsp
    February 01, 2012 - potential health benefits associated with circumcisions, including reductions in infant urinary tract infections … men, circumcision has been linked to decreased acquisition and transmission of sexually transmitted infections … Prevalence of circumcision and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in men in the United States: The … Male circumcision for the prevention of acquisition and transmission of sexually transmitted infections … Randomized, controlled intervention trial of male circumcision for reduction of HIV infection risk: the

  20. The National Hospital Bill: Growth Trends and 2005 Update on the Most Expensive Conditions by Payer (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb42.pdf
    December 01, 2007 - Hospitalizations for cardiac and circulatory congenital anomalies ($2.2 billion) and for HIV infection … with complications $5,745 1.4% 214 18 Heart valve disorders $5,708 1.4% 56 19 Urinary tract infections … 1.4% 89 14 Acute cerebrovascular disease (stroke) $1,624 1.3% 33 15 Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections … 1.1% 130 18 Gall bladder disease $1,326 1.1% 54 19 Intracranial injury $1,320 1.1% 21 20 HIV infection … $998 2.6% 53 6 Acute cerebrovascular disease (stroke) $997 2.6% 25 7 Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections
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